There exists a tool for estimating an apk's patch size:
https://github.com/googlesamples/apk-patch-size-estimator
It would be great to use this tool in order to catch any large jumps in patch size.
The trickiest thing about doing this is choosing the reference point. Options:
1. Store baseline in googlestorage, and download it via gclient hook
2. Store baseline in googlestorage, and download it via recipe
We'll also need to remember to update the hash for each milestone.
This will measure the patch size for users that always upgrade (e.g. always upgrading from the previous version). I think that's a good start though.
For this to not be too annoying, we should choose just one .apk to measure. I'd guess this should be MonochromePublic.apk, as it's the most all-encompassing.
Comment 1 by amineer@chromium.org
, Feb 24 2017